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March 2018 www.coalage.com 19 coalprotec 2018 continued upside for the U.S. coal business. Export markets will greatly in- fluence the U.S. coal business in 2018," Laurila said. "These two co-presenters will lend perspective on coal's future." The keynote sessions are followed by three technical ses- sions. The first, New Plant Construction and Modifications, takes place on Tuesday afternoon, April 24. The first of five speakers is Dr. Peter Bethell, senior principal, Marshall Miller and Associates, who will discuss froth flotation with columns and conventional cells. Raymond Perr, director of business development for In- dustrial Resources, will present an innovative solution to aging infrastructure. Industrial Resources is an engineering, design, manufacturing and construction company. Perr will explain why the coal industry must spend its capital and maintenance dollars effectively to remain competitive. Another presentation will discuss the recent upgrade at Blue Mountain Energy's Deserado prep plant. Barry Slaton, presi- dent, General Mine Contracting, will discuss the common pit- falls with construction contracts. The session will close with two processing professionals from H22OS, Larry Watters and Chris Foley, presenting, "From Design to Operation, Impact of Mar- ginal Met Coals." Wednesday morning, April 25, opens with a session ded- icated to Advanced Coal Byproducts. "This is an R&D; ses- sion looking specifically at coal and coal byproducts and what other products can be derived from them and future products," Laurila said. "These projects are mostly in the pilot and develop- ment stages." CK Lane, COO, Arq, will present, "Energy Unbound." The company describes itself as a technology-led innovator applying new processes to extract pure energy from the waste produced as result of coal mining. Arq plans to produce the lowest-cost energy products, while cleaning up environmental liabilities. In her presentation, "Recovering Rare Earth Elements From Coal-based Materials," Mary Anne Alvin, technology manager, rare earth elements for the National Energy Technology Labora- tory (NETL), will discuss recent developments in an area of high interest. In fact, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has identified 2018 CoalProTec Technical Program Workshops Workshop 1: Conveyors 101 (10 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday, April 23) Jerad Heitzler, Foundations training manager, Martin Engineering Workshop 2: Coal Prep 101 (1 p.m.-5 p.m., Monday, April 23) Dr. Barbara Arnold, president, PrepTech Inc. Keynote Session (9 a.m., Tuesday, April 24) 18 Months After the Election, Where Does Coal Go From Here? Heath Lovell, vice president, public affairs, Alliance Coal U.S. Coal Export Boom—Here to Stay? Ted O'Brien, capital markets and marketing, Xcoal Session I: New Plant Construction and Modifications (2 p.m., Tuesday, April 24) Coal Froth Flotation: To Deslime or Not? With Columns or Conventional Cells? Dr. Peter Bethell, senior principal, Marshall Miller and Associates An Innovative Solution to Aging Infrastructure Raymond Perr, director of business development, Industrial Resources Deserado Preparation Plant Upgrade—Higher Capacity and Efficiency Surendra Jain, vice chairman, Daniels Co., and Bill Lepro, surface superintendent, Blue Mountain Energy's Deserado mine Common Pitfalls in Construction Contracts Barry G. Slaton, president, General Mine Contracting From Design to Operation, Impact of Marginal Met Coals Larry Watters, principal, H22OS Consulting, and Chris Foley, process engineer, H22OS Consulting Session II: Advanced Coal Byproducts (9 a.m., Wednesday, April 25) Energy Unbound C.K. Lane, COO, Arq Recovering Rare Earth Elements From Coal-based Materials Mary Anne Alvin, technology manager, Rare Earth Elements, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Modular Energy Systems—Coal-based Energy Production for New Applications David Lyons, acting gasification technology manager, NETL Coal to Carbon Fibers Matthew Weisenberger, associate director, carbon fuels, Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) Session III: Coal Cleaning Technologies (2 p.m. Wednesday, April 25) Novel Dense Medium Circuit Robert Hollis, president, Daniels Co. Optimization of Large Diameter HM Cyclone Performance Using Density Tracers John Nielson, technical manager, coal, FLSmidth Low-cut Point Spiral Faan Bornman, Wynand Erasmus and Jeantelle Rust, Multotec Process Equipment Impact of Ultrafine Slimes on Fine Coal Cleaning W.B. Wells, C.A. Noble and G.H. Luttrell, Virginia Tech CPSA offers Professional Development Hours for attending the workshops and the other presentations. All of this is available for a full conference fee of $199. Register at www.coalprepsociety.org.